Career and Education Opportunities for Certified Nursing Aides in Wilmington, Delaware

If you want to be a certified nursing aide, the Wilmington, Delaware area offers many opportunities both for education and employment. There are currently 5,050 jobs for certified nursing aides in Delaware and this is projected to grow by 17% to about 5,920 jobs by 2016. This is not quite as good as the nation as a whole, where employment opportunities for certified nursing aides are expected to grow by about 18.8%. In general, certified nursing aides provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff.

Certified nursing aides earn approximately $13 hourly or $28,110 yearly on average in Delaware. Nationally they average about $11 hourly or $23,850 yearly. Earnings for certified nursing aides are not quite as good as earnings in the general category of Nursing in Delaware and not quite as good as general Nursing category earnings nationally. Jobs in this field include: nurse's aide, orderly, and health service worker.

There are five schools within twenty-five miles of Wilmington where you can study to be a certified nursing aide, among 109 schools of higher education total in the Wilmington area. Certified nursing aides usually hold a post-secondary certificate, so you can expect to spend a short time training to become a certified nursing aide if you already have a high school diploma.

CAREER DESCRIPTION: Certified Nursing Aide

Certified Nursing Aide video from the State of New Jersey Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development

In general, certified nursing aides provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. They also perform duties, such as feed, bathe, or move patients, or change linens.

Certified nursing aides answer patients' call signals. They also furnish patients with help walking and moving in and out of bed. Equally important, certified nursing aides have to observe patients' conditions, measuring and recording food and liquid intake and output and vital signs, and report changes to professional staff. They are often called upon to turn and reposition bedridden patients, alone or with assistance, to inhibit bedsores. They are expected to clean rooms and change linens. Finally, certified nursing aides transport clients to treatment units, using a wheelchair or stretcher.

Every day, certified nursing aides are expected to be able to lift, push and move large and heavy objects. They need to listen to and understand others in meetings. It is also important that they see details at a very fine level of focus.

It is important for certified nursing aides to collect specimens such as urine or sputum. They are often called upon to deliver messages, documents and specimens. They also answer phones and direct visitors. They are sometimes expected to bathe or drape clients to ready them for surgery or examination. Somewhat less frequently, certified nursing aides are also expected to bathe or drape clients to ready them for surgery or examination.

Certified nursing aides sometimes are asked to maintain inventory by storing and issuing supplies such as dressing packs and treatment trays. They also have to be able to work as part of a medical team that examines and treats clinic outpatients And finally, they sometimes have to clean rooms and change linens.

Like many other jobs, certified nursing aides must have a strong concern for others and be reliable.

Similar jobs with educational opportunities in Wilmington include:

Medical Assistant. Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: Certified Nursing Aide Training

Dawn Training Centre - Wilmington, DE

Dawn Training Centre, 3700 Lancaster Pike Suite 105, Wilmington, DE 19805. Dawn Training Centre is a small school located in Wilmington, Delaware. It is a private for-profit school with primarily less-than 2-year programs. It has 339 students and an admission rate of 100%. Dawn Training Centre has a less than one year program in Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant which graduated seventy-two students in 2008.

Delaware County Community College - Media, PA

Delaware County Community College, 901 S Media Line Rd, Media, PA 19063-1094. Delaware County Community College is a large college located in Media, Pennsylvania. It is a public school with primarily 2-year programs and has 11,109 students. Delaware County Community College has a less than one year program in Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant which graduated three students in 2008.

Delaware Technical and Community College-Stanton-Wilmington - Newark, DE

Delaware Technical and Community College-Stanton-Wilmington, 400 Stanton-Christiana Rd, Newark, DE 19702. Delaware Technical and Community College-Stanton-Wilmington is a medium sized college located in Newark, Delaware. It is a public school with primarily 2-year programs and has 7,460 students. Delaware Technical and Community College-Stanton-Wilmington has a one to two year program in Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant which graduated seventeen students in 2008.

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology - Media, PA

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology, 800 Manchester Ave, Media, PA 19063-4098. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a small school located in Media, Pennsylvania. It is a private not-for-profit school with primarily 2-year programs and has 956 students. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology has a one to two year program in Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant which graduated thirty-nine students in 2008.

Omega Institute - Pennsauken, NJ

Omega Institute, 7050 Route 38 East, Pennsauken, NJ 08109-4417. Omega Institute is a small school located in Pennsauken, New Jersey. It is a private for-profit school with primarily less-than 2-year programs. It has 165 students and an admission rate of 82%. Omega Institute has a less than one year program in Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant which graduated thirty-four students in 2008.

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LOCATION INFORMATION: Wilmington, Delaware

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Wilmington is located in New Castle County, Delaware. It has a population of over 72,592, which has shrunk by 0.1% in the past ten years. The cost of living index in Wilmington, 102, is above the national average. New single-family homes in Wilmington are valued at $58,400 on average, which is far less than the state average. In 2008, twenty-eight new homes were built in Wilmington, down from forty-seven the previous year.

The three most popular industries for women in Wilmington are finance and insurance, health care, and educational services. For men, it is finance and insurance, construction, and professional, scientific, and technical services. The average travel time to work is about 23 minutes. More than 21.4% of Wilmington residents have a bachelor's degree, which is lower than the state average. The percentage of residents with a graduate degree, 8.6%, is lower than the state average.

The unemployment rate in Wilmington is 13.3%, which is greater than Delaware's average of 8.5%.

The percentage of Wilmington residents that are affiliated with a religious congregation, 45.7%, is less than the national average but more than the state average. Saint Andrews Church, Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Beth Shalom Congregation are among the churches located in Wilmington. The largest religious groups are the Catholic Church, the United Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Wilmington is home to the Interchange 3 and the The Rocks as well as Rodney Square and Cool Spring Park. Visitors to Wilmington can choose from Howard Johnson Restaurants, Riverview Motel and Hotel Du Pont for temporary stays in the area.